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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      21,291</td>
<td class="r data">       2,527</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,070</td>
<td class="r data">       1,259</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
<td class="r data">      11,221</td>
<td class="r data">       1,268</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      25,477</td>
<td class="r data">       2,686</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,409</td>
<td class="r data">       1,426</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">      13,068</td>
<td class="r data">       1,260</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      28,321</td>
<td class="r data">       2,593</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
<td class="r data">      13,725</td>
<td class="r data">       1,407</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">      14,596</td>
<td class="r data">       1,186</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      29,638</td>
<td class="r data">       2,685</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">      14,541</td>
<td class="r data">       1,432</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
<td class="r data">      15,097</td>
<td class="r data">       1,253</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      30,045</td>
<td class="r data">       2,612</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">      14,715</td>
<td class="r data">       1,414</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
<td class="r data">      15,330</td>
<td class="r data">       1,198</td>
<td class="r data">     7.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      30,759</td>
<td class="r data">       2,417</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
<td class="r data">      15,426</td>
<td class="r data">       1,286</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">      15,333</td>
<td class="r data">       1,131</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      29,106</td>
<td class="r data">       2,389</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">      15,008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,334</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">      14,098</td>
<td class="r data">       1,055</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      25,709</td>
<td class="r data">       2,327</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,720</td>
<td class="r data">       1,351</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,989</td>
<td class="r data">         976</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      23,675</td>
<td class="r data">       1,999</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,761</td>
<td class="r data">       1,184</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,914</td>
<td class="r data">         815</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      17,607</td>
<td class="r data">       1,339</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,428</td>
<td class="r data">         780</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,179</td>
<td class="r data">         559</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      20,588</td>
<td class="r data">       2,431</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,791</td>
<td class="r data">       1,221</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,797</td>
<td class="r data">       1,210</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      24,657</td>
<td class="r data">       2,595</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,078</td>
<td class="r data">       1,386</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,579</td>
<td class="r data">       1,209</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      27,422</td>
<td class="r data">       2,502</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,378</td>
<td class="r data">       1,374</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">      14,044</td>
<td class="r data">       1,128</td>
<td class="r data">     8.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      28,770</td>
<td class="r data">       2,600</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,169</td>
<td class="r data">       1,401</td>
<td class="r data">     9.9</td>
<td class="r data">      14,601</td>
<td class="r data">       1,199</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      29,132</td>
<td class="r data">       2,527</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">      14,344</td>
<td class="r data">       1,382</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
<td class="r data">      14,788</td>
<td class="r data">       1,145</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      29,779</td>
<td class="r data">       2,337</td>
<td class="r data">     7.8</td>
<td class="r data">      15,045</td>
<td class="r data">       1,254</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">      14,734</td>
<td class="r data">       1,083</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      28,235</td>
<td class="r data">       2,317</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">      14,675</td>
<td class="r data">       1,304</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">      13,560</td>
<td class="r data">       1,013</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,951</td>
<td class="r data">       2,255</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,408</td>
<td class="r data">       1,322</td>
<td class="r data">     9.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,543</td>
<td class="r data">         933</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      23,052</td>
<td class="r data">       1,953</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,525</td>
<td class="r data">       1,161</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,527</td>
<td class="r data">         792</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      17,128</td>
<td class="r data">       1,305</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,230</td>
<td class="r data">         767</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,898</td>
<td class="r data">         538</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         671</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
<td class="r data">         260</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
<td class="r data">         411</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         772</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    13.1</td>
<td class="r data">         467</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         864</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">     9.9</td>
<td class="r data">         531</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         822</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">         473</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         875</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
<td class="r data">         525</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">     9.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         929</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">         356</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">         573</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         841</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         731</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
<td class="r data">         430</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         601</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
<td class="r data">         370</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         455</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         271</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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